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height at the southern end. The mound is situated close to the 

 Muhammadan town of Jahdndhdd, which is just 6 miles to the west- 

 ward of Piiibhit. It is covered with broken bricks of large size, and 

 from its square form I infer that it must once have been fortified, or 

 at least walled round. Near the south-east corner there is a very old 

 banyan tree, and the ruins of a brick temple. To the west there are 

 two tanks and six ruined heaps which are said to be the remains of 

 temples. There is nothing now standing that can give any clue to the 

 probable age of the town, as the bricks are removed to Jahdndbdd as 

 soon as they are discovered. But the large size of the bricks is a proof 

 of antiquity, which is supported by the traditions of the people, who 

 ascribe the foundation of Baljpur or Baliya to the well known Daitya, 

 or demon, named Bali. 



XXVI.— PARASUA KOT. 



869. Four miles to the westward of Balai-Khera there is a long 

 lofty mound lying east and west called Parasua-lwt, which is said to 

 be the ruins of a temple and other edifices that Bali Raja built for his 

 AMr servant, named Parasua. The mound is about 1,400 feet long, 

 and 300 feet broad at base, with a height of 35 feet at its loftiest point 

 near the eastern end. On this point there are the brick foundations 

 of a large temple, 42 feet square, with the remains of steps on the east 

 face, and a stone lintel or door step, on the west face. I conclude 

 therefore that the temple had two doors, one to the east and the other 

 to the west, and as this is the common arrangement of lingam temples, 

 it is almost certain that the building must have been dedicated to Siva. 

 Towards the west, the mound gradually declines in height, until it is 

 lost in the fields. Forty feet to the west of the temple there are some 

 remains of a thick wall which would seem to have formed part of the 

 enclosure of the temple, which must have been not less than 130 feet 

 square. Five hundred feet further west there are the remains of 

 another enclosure, 100 feet square, which most probably once surrounded 

 a second temple, but the height of the ruins at this point is more than 

 16 feet above the ground. Although the Parasua mound is well known 

 to the people for many miles around, yet there are no traditions 

 attached to the place save the story of Parasua, the Ahir, which has 

 already been noticed. When we consider that a temple 42 feet square 



